Thanks again for all the support and encouragement, I really appreciate all your comments.


Challenge 2 : A Different Perspective. Choose a character you dislike and write about them from a sympathetic point of view.

Category: Gen (Canon)

Characters: Morgause

Warning / Rating: K +

Word Count: 234

A/N: Beta'd by Caldera32


Chrysalis

It hurt growing up without her family, without her sibling, to always be strong but empty. The high priestesses of the Old Religion were honing Morgause's craft when the purge began. She'd been safe whilst her kin were slaughtered, she'd been safe when her sister was lost.

After their mother died she'd begged the priestesses to take Morgana - they refused; it was too dangerous to draw attention to what needed to be concealed. Undeterred the young witch tried to retrieve her sister on her own. They dragged her back kicking and screaming but agreed to bind Morgana's magic long enough for the madness to end. Morgause cried at the cruel irony of leaving her sister ignorant but safe under the wing of a tyrant king.

Uther's a fool to think he can destroy nature; Camelot is steeped in magic from foundation to core. The witch feels it thrum through the buildings, no doubt from the dragon encased beneath the walls. She senses her sister too; fear, confusion, and powerful magic breaking the bonds, cracking the protective shell - finally forcing itself free.

Now is the time for change; she's waited so long her heart aches with anticipation. When Morgana learns the truth she'll see the light, rejoice in her gifts and become the powerful priestess she's destined to be. They will be a family again, an unstoppable union bringing forth a new world.

THE END


Thanks to all the responses to the last two chapters. I've been assaulted with ideas and images and feel it's a scenario I want to explore in a bit more detail than drabbles allow both in terms of the aftermath and why our warlock was lurking in the woods in the first place! So I may rework it into a small fic - let me know if that sounds like something you would be interested in.

In terms of drabbles I have another 3 already written and I think there are 7 prompts left in the 'Beginnings' series still to tackle before it's complete.